Scientists&Research
Research Labs
Zhaoqing Ba, Ph.D.
Publications
(*Equal contribution; #Co-correspondence)
Original Articles
1. Ba, Z.*#, Lou, J.*, Ye, A.Y., Dai, H.-Q., Dring, E.W., Lin, S.G., Jain, S., Kyritsis, N., Kieffer-Kwon, K.-R., Casellas, R.#, and Alt, F.W.# (2020). CTCF orchestrates long-range cohesin-driven V(D)J recombinational scanning. Nature 586, 305–310.
2. Jain, S.*, Ba, Z.*, Zhang, Y., Dai, H.-Q., and Alt, F.W.# (2018). CTCF-Binding Elements Mediate Accessibility of RAG Substrates During Chromatin Scanning. Cell 174, 102-116. (Recommended as ‘Exceptional’ by Faculty of 1000)
3. Lin, S.G.*, Ba, Z.*, Du, Z.*, Zhang, Y., Hu, J.#, and Alt, F.W.# (2016). Highly Sensitive and Unbiased Approach for Elucidating Antibody Repertoires. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 113, 7846-7851. (Recommended by Faculty of 1000)
4. Ba, Z.*, Meng, F.-L.*, Gostissa, M.*, Huang, P.-Y., Ke, Q., Wang, Z., Dao, M.N., Fujiwara, Y., Rajewsky, K., Zhang, B.#, and Alt, F.W.# (2015). A Rapid Embryonic Stem Cell-Based Mouse Model for B-cell Lymphomas Driven by Epstein-Barr Virus Protein LMP1. Cancer Immunol. Res. 3, 641-649.
5. Wei, W.*, Ba, Z.*, Gao, M., Wu, Y., Ma, Y., Amiard, S., White, C.I., Rendtlew Danielsen, J.M., Yang, Y.-G., and Qi, Y.# (2012). A Role for Small RNAs in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair. Cell 149, 101-112. (Selected as Best of Cell in 2012, also featured and highlighted in Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol., 2012, Nat. Rev. Gen., 2012, Nat. Struct. & Mol. Biol., 2012, and Faculty of 1000)
6. Dai, H.-Q.*#, Hu, H.*, Lou, J., Ye, A.Y., Ba, Z., Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Zhao, L., Yoon, H.S., Chapdelaine-Williams, A.M., Kyritsis, N., Chen, H., Johnson, K., Lin, S., Conte, A., Casellas, R., Lee, C.-S.# and Alt, F.W.# (2021). Loop extrusion mediates physiological Igh locus contraction for RAG scanning. Nature 590, 338–343.
7. Chen, H.*, Zhang, Y.*, Ye, A.Y.*, Du, Z., Xu, M., Lee, C.-S., Hwang, J.K., Kyritsis, N., Ba, Z., Neuberg, D., Littman, D.R., and Alt, F.W.# (2020). BCR selection and affinity maturation in Peyer’s patch germinal centres. Nature 582, 421-425.
8. Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Ba, Z., Kyritsis, N., Casellas, R., and Alt, F.W.# (2019). Fundamental roles of chromatin loop extrusion in antibody class switching. Nature 575, 385-389.
9. Zhang, Y.*, Zhang, X.*, Ba, Z., Liang, Z., Dring, E.W., Hu, H., Lou, J., Kyritsis, N., Zurita, J., Shamim, M.S., Presser Aiden, A., Lieberman Aiden E., and Alt, F.W.# (2019). The fundamental role of chromatin loop extrusion in physiological V(D)J recombination. Nature 573, 600-604.
10. Liu, M., Ba, Z., Costa-Nunes, P., Wei, W., Li, L., Kong, F., Li, Y., Chai, J., Pontes, O., and Qi, Y.# (2017). IDN2 Interacts with RPA and Facilitates DNA Double-Strand Break Repair by Homologous Recombination in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 29, 589-599.
11. Gao, M.*, Wei, W.*, Li, M.-M.*, Wu, Y.-S.*, Ba, Z., Jin, K.-X., Li, M.-M., Liao, Y.-Q., Adhikari, S., Chong, Z., et al. (2014). Ago2 Facilitates Rad51 Recruitment and DNA Double-Strand Break Repair by Homologous Recombination. Cell Research 24, 532-541. (Featured by “Research Highlight”)
Invited Review and Book Chapter
1. Lin, S.G.*, Ba, Z.*, Alt, F.W.#, and Zhang, Y. (2018). RAG Chromatin Scanning During V(D)J Recombination and Chromatin Loop Extrusion Are Related Processes. Adv. Immunol. 139, 93-135.
2. Ba, Z., and Qi, Y.# (2013). Small RNAs: Emerging Key Players in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair. Science China Life Sciences 56, 933-936.
专利 Patents
1. Alt, F.W., Jain, S., Ba, Z., Tian, M. Methods and compositions relating to high-throughput models for antibody discovery and/or optimization. PCT/US2019/036321. Application filed 2019-06-10.
2. Alt, F.W., Meng, F.-L., Ba, Z., Gostissa, M., Zhang, B., Wei, P.-C., Schwer, B. Methods and compositions relating to an embryonic stem cell-based tumor model. US15/564,647. Application filed 2016-04-07.
(*Equal contribution; #Co-correspondence)
Original Articles
1. Ba, Z.*#, Lou, J.*, Ye, A.Y., Dai, H.-Q., Dring, E.W., Lin, S.G., Jain, S., Kyritsis, N., Kieffer-Kwon, K.-R., Casellas, R.#, and Alt, F.W.# (2020). CTCF orchestrates long-range cohesin-driven V(D)J recombinational scanning. Nature 586, 305–310.
2. Jain, S.*, Ba, Z.*, Zhang, Y., Dai, H.-Q., and Alt, F.W.# (2018). CTCF-Binding Elements Mediate Accessibility of RAG Substrates During Chromatin Scanning. Cell 174, 102-116. (Recommended as ‘Exceptional’ by Faculty of 1000)
3. Lin, S.G.*, Ba, Z.*, Du, Z.*, Zhang, Y., Hu, J.#, and Alt, F.W.# (2016). Highly Sensitive and Unbiased Approach for Elucidating Antibody Repertoires. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 113, 7846-7851. (Recommended by Faculty of 1000)
4. Ba, Z.*, Meng, F.-L.*, Gostissa, M.*, Huang, P.-Y., Ke, Q., Wang, Z., Dao, M.N., Fujiwara, Y., Rajewsky, K., Zhang, B.#, and Alt, F.W.# (2015). A Rapid Embryonic Stem Cell-Based Mouse Model for B-cell Lymphomas Driven by Epstein-Barr Virus Protein LMP1. Cancer Immunol. Res. 3, 641-649.
5. Wei, W.*, Ba, Z.*, Gao, M., Wu, Y., Ma, Y., Amiard, S., White, C.I., Rendtlew Danielsen, J.M., Yang, Y.-G., and Qi, Y.# (2012). A Role for Small RNAs in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair. Cell 149, 101-112. (Selected as Best of Cell in 2012, also featured and highlighted in Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol., 2012, Nat. Rev. Gen., 2012, Nat. Struct. & Mol. Biol., 2012, and Faculty of 1000)
6. Dai, H.-Q.*#, Hu, H.*, Lou, J., Ye, A.Y., Ba, Z., Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Zhao, L., Yoon, H.S., Chapdelaine-Williams, A.M., Kyritsis, N., Chen, H., Johnson, K., Lin, S., Conte, A., Casellas, R., Lee, C.-S.# and Alt, F.W.# (2021). Loop extrusion mediates physiological Igh locus contraction for RAG scanning. Nature 590, 338–343.
7. Chen, H.*, Zhang, Y.*, Ye, A.Y.*, Du, Z., Xu, M., Lee, C.-S., Hwang, J.K., Kyritsis, N., Ba, Z., Neuberg, D., Littman, D.R., and Alt, F.W.# (2020). BCR selection and affinity maturation in Peyer’s patch germinal centres. Nature 582, 421-425.
8. Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Ba, Z., Kyritsis, N., Casellas, R., and Alt, F.W.# (2019). Fundamental roles of chromatin loop extrusion in antibody class switching. Nature 575, 385-389.
9. Zhang, Y.*, Zhang, X.*, Ba, Z., Liang, Z., Dring, E.W., Hu, H., Lou, J., Kyritsis, N., Zurita, J., Shamim, M.S., Presser Aiden, A., Lieberman Aiden E., and Alt, F.W.# (2019). The fundamental role of chromatin loop extrusion in physiological V(D)J recombination. Nature 573, 600-604.
10. Liu, M., Ba, Z., Costa-Nunes, P., Wei, W., Li, L., Kong, F., Li, Y., Chai, J., Pontes, O., and Qi, Y.# (2017). IDN2 Interacts with RPA and Facilitates DNA Double-Strand Break Repair by Homologous Recombination in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 29, 589-599.
11. Gao, M.*, Wei, W.*, Li, M.-M.*, Wu, Y.-S.*, Ba, Z., Jin, K.-X., Li, M.-M., Liao, Y.-Q., Adhikari, S., Chong, Z., et al. (2014). Ago2 Facilitates Rad51 Recruitment and DNA Double-Strand Break Repair by Homologous Recombination. Cell Research 24, 532-541. (Featured by “Research Highlight”)
Invited Review and Book Chapter
1. Lin, S.G.*, Ba, Z.*, Alt, F.W.#, and Zhang, Y. (2018). RAG Chromatin Scanning During V(D)J Recombination and Chromatin Loop Extrusion Are Related Processes. Adv. Immunol. 139, 93-135.
2. Ba, Z., and Qi, Y.# (2013). Small RNAs: Emerging Key Players in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair. Science China Life Sciences 56, 933-936.
专利 Patents
1. Alt, F.W., Jain, S., Ba, Z., Tian, M. Methods and compositions relating to high-throughput models for antibody discovery and/or optimization. PCT/US2019/036321. Application filed 2019-06-10.
2. Alt, F.W., Meng, F.-L., Ba, Z., Gostissa, M., Zhang, B., Wei, P.-C., Schwer, B. Methods and compositions relating to an embryonic stem cell-based tumor model. US15/564,647. Application filed 2016-04-07.
